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  • Beloved Edison theater teacher prepares to take his final bow.

Also on today's calendar: Healthy Kids Day - Diabetes Education and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Which rock group has four members who can't sing or play instruments ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 49.
  • Wednesday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 61 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Longtime Edison Intermediate School Theater Teacher to Retire This Summer (tapinto.net) — Westfield families will see a big change at Edison Intermediate School as longtime theater teacher Michael Altmann retires on July 1, 2026. After 22 years shaping the school’s theater program and public speaking curriculum, district leaders say his influence on student confidence and the arts community will be felt long after he leaves.    

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Cranford

  • Baseball: Cranford Falls to Bayonne, 6-3, on Senior Day (tapinto.net)
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  • Fanwood–Scotch Plains Good Scout Awards 8th Annual Dinner Honors Greg Roser of 'Fanwood's Christmas House' (tapinto.net)
  • Fanwood and Scotch Plains Students Named to Montclair State's Dean's List (tapinto.net)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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